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Apollon Maykov

1821 - Today

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Apollon Nikolayevich Maykov (Russian: Аполло́н Никола́евич Ма́йков, 4 June [O.S. 23 May] 1821, Moscow – 20 March [O.S. 8 March] 1897, Saint Petersburg) was a Russian poet, best known for his lyric verse showcasing images of Russian villages, nature, and history. His love for ancient Greece and Rome, which he studied for much of his life, is also reflected in his works. Maykov spent four years translating the epic The Tale of Igor's Campaign (1870) into modern Russian. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Apollon Maykov has received more than 50,532 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Apollon Maykov is the 4,078th most popular writer (down from 3,935th in 2019), the 1,484th most popular biography from Russia (down from 1,402nd in 2019) and the 190th most popular Russian Writer.

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  • 51k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.07

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.96

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.09

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Apollon Maykovs by language

Over the past year Apollon Maykov has had the most page views in the with 43,680 views, followed by English (7,291), and Vietnamese (1,258). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Belarusian (63.59%), Norwegian (Nynorsk) (51.93%), and Southern Azerbaijani (41.05%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Apollon Maykov ranks 4,078 out of 7,302. Before him are Vladimir Gilyarovsky, Theodor Plievier, Ameen Rihani, Alphonse de Châteaubriant, Osman Aqçoqraqlı, and Manuel Maria Barbosa du Bocage. After him are Hervé Guibert, Ryhor Baradulin, Maurice Genevoix, Lina Sandell, Alexander Kazbegi, and Ana Maria Machado.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1821, Apollon Maykov ranks 74. Before him are Mikhail Petrashevsky, Archduke Friedrich of Austria, Jane Wilde, Leopold III, Prince of Lippe, Michel Carré, and Jens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae. After him are Nils Johan Andersson, Samuel Baker, Janko Matúška, Marcus Goldman, Alexander Gardner, and John Abbott.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Apollon Maykov ranks 1,484 out of 3,761. Before him are Aleksandra Chudina (1923), Elsa Brändström (1888), Andrey Lukanov (1938), Joseph Bové (1784), Lidiya Skoblikova (1939), and Vladimir Gilyarovsky (1853). After him are Alexander Rou (1906), Ivan Kulibin (1735), Izmail Sreznevsky (1812), Valentin Ivanov (1961), Alla Kushnir (1941), and Alexander Gelfond (1906).

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Among WRITERS In Russia

Among writers born in Russia, Apollon Maykov ranks 190. Before him are Vera Komissarzhevskaya (1864), Yuri Rytkheu (1930), Anton Delvig (1798), Pyotr Vyazemsky (1792), Ivan Shmelyov (1873), and Vladimir Gilyarovsky (1853). After him are Sergei Mavrodi (1955), Marietta Shaginyan (1888), Robert Rozhdestvensky (1932), Nikolay Mikhaylovsky (1842), Aleksey Koltsov (1809), and Guzal Sitdikova (1952).

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